AK is one of the best runners in his school and a shining athletics career beckons until his dads job uproots the family from Kenya to cold, wet London. Now AK has no friends, no coach, nowhere to run, and a school bully to handle. But when the bullys fath
AK is one of the best runners in his school and a shining athletics career
beckons until his dads job uproots the family from Kenya to cold, wet
London. Now AK has no friends, no coach, nowhere to run, and a school bully to
handle. But when the bullys father, a washed-up runner, takes an interest in
AKs training, it might make all the difference to AK. Can he patch together a
new life in England and can he start to win again?
Nominated for the Portsmouth Childrens Book Award, 2015, Running on a
Patchwork of Earth is a compelling modern story of immigration, culture clash
and the power of sport.
Funny, exciting or a little bit spooky, Black Cats are fast-paced stories with
short chapters and illustrations throughout stepping stones to reading
confidence.
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